“To be content with what we possess is the greatest and most secure of riches.”

Politicians are not born; they are excreted.

A mental stain can neither be blotted out by the passage of time nor washed away by any waters.

Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly.

In times of war, the law falls silent.

A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than can a field, however fertile, without cultivation.

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.

What can be more delightful than to have some one to whom you can say everything with the same absolute confidence as to yourself?

Life is nothing without friendship.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.

Your enemies can kill you, but only your friends can hurt you.

To study philosophy is nothing but to prepare one’s self to die.

No power on earth, if it labours beneath the burden of fear, can possibly be strong enough to survive.

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

To teach is a necessity, to please is a sweetness, to persuade is a victory.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself: if you heed yourself, you’ll never go wrong.

Time answers questions don’t ask just wait.

It’s a shallow world make no apologies for your depth.

And we find ourselves stuck somewhere between a daydream and reality.

You are so lovable but so hard to love.

How do I find my way back to myself? I’ve been away for so long.

It’s a loud deafening world and everyone just wants to be heard.

If you could choose to be anyone, would you still choose to be you?

You say you want variety and yet you are too busy painting all your walls the same color.